Lantana plant named &#39;vollan 1317&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Lantana  plant named ‘VOLLAN 1317’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dense and bushy plant form; early and freely flowering habit; flowers that are initially yellow in color and with development become orange and red in color; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Lantana camara.

Cultivar denomination: ‘VOLLAN 1317’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Lantanaplant, botanically known as Lantana camara and hereinafter referred toby the name ‘VOLLAN 1317’.

The new Lantana plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Muenster, Germany. The objective of thebreeding program is to create new freely-branching Lantana plants withearly and freely flowering habit and attractive flower coloration.

The new Lantana plant originated from an open-pollination in 2010 inMuenster, Germany of an unnamed proprietary selection of Lantana camara,not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unknown selectionof Lantana camara as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Lantana plantwas discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plantfrom within the progeny of the stated open-pollination in a controlledgreenhouse environment in Muenster, Germany in 2012.

Asexual reproduction of the new Lantana plant by terminal cuttings in acontrolled greenhouse environment in Muenster, Germany since 2013 hasshown that the unique features of this new Lantana plant are stable andreproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Lantana have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. Thephenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditionssuch as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variancein genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘VOLLAN 1317’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘VOLLAN 1317’ as a new and distinct Lantanaplant:

-   -   1. Compact, upright to outwardly spreading plant habit.    -   2. Freely branching growth habit; dense and bushy plant form.    -   3. Early and freely flowering habit.    -   4. Flowers that are initially yellow in color and with        development become orange and red in color.    -   5. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Lantana can be compared to plants of the female parentselection. Plants of the new Lantana differ primarily from plants of thefemale parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Lantana are more compact than plants of the        female parent selection.    -   2. Plants of the new Lantana are not as vigorous as plants of        the female parent selection.    -   3. Plants of the new Lantana and the female parent selection        differ in flower color as plants of the female parent selection        have flowers that are orange in color.

Plants of the new Lantana can be compared to plants of the Lantanacamara ‘Flortanapi’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,555. Inside-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Lantana differ from plantsof ‘Flortanapi’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Lantana are larger and more vigorous than        plants of ‘Flortanapi’.    -   2. Plants of the new Lantana are more freely branching than        plants of ‘Flortanapi’.    -   3 Plants of the new Lantana have larger inflorescences with more        flowers per inflorescence than plants of ‘Flortanapi’.    -   4. Plants of the new Lantana and ‘Flortanapi’ differ in flower        color and flowers of plants of ‘Flortanapi’ are red purple, red        orange and yellow orange in color.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearanceof the new Lantana plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonablypossible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors ofthe new Lantana plant. The photograph is a side perspective view of atypical flowering plant of ‘VOLLAN 1317’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photograph and following observations andmeasurements describe plants grown during the spring in 12-cm containersin a glass-covered greenhouse in Muenster, Germany and under commercialpractices typical of commercial Lantana production. During theproduction of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 18° C. to 25° C.,night temperatures ranged from 15° C. to 18° C. and light levels rangedfrom 5 to 65 klux. Plants were pinched two to three weeks after plantingand were six months old when the photograph and the description weretaken. In the following description, color references are made to TheRoyal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, Sixth Edition, except wheregeneral terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Lantana camara ‘VOLLAN 1317’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Unnamed proprietary selection of            Lantana camara, not patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unknown selection of Lantana            camara, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By terminal cuttings.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About one to two weeks at            temperatures ranging from about 20° C. to 25° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About two to three weeks at            temperatures ranging from about 15° C. to 23° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three            weeks at temperatures ranging from about 20° C. to 25° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 30 days            at temperatures ranging from about 15° C. to 23° C.        -   Root description.—Fibrous; fine in thickness.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; medium density.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Compact, upright to outwardly            spreading plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and            moderate growth rate.        -   Plant height.—About 21 cm.        -   Plant diameter.—About 30 cm to 55 cm.-   Lateral branch description:    -   -   Branching habit.—Freely branching habit with about five            primary lateral branches developing per plant; each primary            lateral branch with potentially two secondary lateral            branches developing at every node; pinching enhances lateral            branch development.        -   Length.—About 19 cm to 30 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 4 mm to 6 mm.        -   Internode length.—About 1.8 cm to 4 cm.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Texture.—Pubescent; rough, coarse; longitudinally ridged;            woody towards the base.        -   Color, developing stems.—Close to 143B.        -   Color, developed stems.—Close to 199B to 199C.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.        -   Length.—About 2 cm to 8.5 cm.        -   Width.—About 1 cm to 4 cm.        -   Shape.—Oval.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Obtuse.        -   Margin.—Serrate.        -   Texture and luster, upper surface.—Smooth, glabrous;            somewhat leathery; matte.        -   Texture, lower surface.—Pubescent; rough; matte.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate; arcuate to reticulate.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper and lower surfaces: Close to            144A. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 136A;            venation, close to 144A. Fully expanded leaves, lower            surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to 138D.        -   Petiole length.—About 2 cm.        -   Petiole diameter.—About 1.5 mm.        -   Petiole texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Pubescent, hairs            minute; coarse.        -   Petiole color, upper and lower surfaces.—Close to 141D.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Solitary tubular to            somewhat salverform flowers arranged in terminal and            axillary hemispherical umbels; flowers face mostly upward or            outward; freely flowering habit with about 50 flowers            developing per inflorescence and numerous inflorescences            developing per plant during the flowering season.        -   Natural flowering season.—Early flowering habit, plants            begin flowering about 10 to 16 weeks after planting; long            flowering period, plants of the new Lantana flower            continuously from spring to autumn in Germany.        -   Flower longevity on the plant.—About 7 to 10 days; flowers            not persistent.        -   Fragrance.—Strongly fragrant; spicy.        -   Inflorescence height.—About 3.5 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 5 cm.        -   Flowers.—Appearance: Flared trumpet, corolla fused,            four-parted; flowers are sessile. Diameter: About 8 mm to            10 mm. Depth (height): About 1.5 cm to 2 cm. Throat            diameter: About 2 cm. Tube length: About 1 cm. Tube            diameter: About 1.5 mm.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 8 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm.            Shape: Tubular. Color: Close to 145A.        -   Corolla.—Arrangement: Single whorl of four fused petals.            Petal lobe length: About 5 mm. Petal lobe width: About 7 mm.            Petal lobe shape: Obovate. Petal lobe apex: Obtuse. Petal            margin: Entire, ruffled. Petal texture, upper surface:            Smooth, glabrous. Petal texture, lower surface: Pubescent.            Throat and tube texture: Pubescent. Color: When opening,            upper surface: Close to 3A; with development, becoming            closer to 12A and N25B. When opening, lower surface: Close            to 3C; with development, becoming closer to 12D. Fully            opened, upper surface: Close to N25A and 34B; color does not            change with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close            to 12D; color does not change with development. Throat and            tube: Close to 1B.        -   Calyx.—Appearance: Tubular calyx with four fused sepals.            Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Sepal apex:            Broadly acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, inner            and outer surfaces: Pubescent. Sepal color, inner and outer            surfaces: Close to 135B.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 3.5 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm.            Strength: Strong. Texture: Pubescent, rough. Color: Close to            143B.        -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity and arrangement: Four            per flower, adnate to floral tube. Filament length: Less            than 1 mm. Filament color: Close to 1D. Anther length: About            1 mm. Anther shape: Ovoid, bi-lobed. Anther color: Close to            162A. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 162A.            Pistils: Quantity: One per flower. Pistil length: About            3 mm. Stigma shape: Funnel-shaped. Stigma color: Close to            145B. Style length: About 2 mm. Style color: Close to 145D.            Ovary color: Close to 145D. Fruits and seeds: Fruit and seed            development have not been observed on plants of the new            Lantana.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Lantana have been observed to    have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and    temperatures ranging from about 4° C. to about 33° C.-   Pathogen & pest tolerance: Plants of the new Lantana have not been    observed to be tolerant to pathogens and pests common to Lantana    plants.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Lantana plant named ‘VOLLAN 1317’as illustrated and described.